§ 33-29-21. Renewal or Continuation at Option of Insured
Pursuant to the provisions of the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, P.L. 104-191, and subject to applicable rules and regulations as issued by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, all insurers which issue, issue for delivery, deliver, or renew existing individual policies, certificates, or contracts of accident and sickness insurance […]
§ 33-29-21.1. Availability of Accident and Sickness Policy Upon Termination of Dependent Coverage Based on Age of Dependent
Every policy which contains a provision for termination of coverage of a dependent upon the reaching of a certain age shall contain a provision to the effect that, upon the date of the dependent reaching the age at which coverage would terminate under the provisions of the policy, the dependent shall be entitled to have […]
§ 33-29-22. Notice of Premium Increase
Notice of any premium increase shall be mailed or delivered to each holder of an individual accident and sickness insurance policy not less than 60 days prior to the effective date of such increase. History. Code 1981, § 33-29-22 , enacted by Ga. L. 1999, p. 289, § 4; Ga. L. 2013, p. 1100, § […]
§ 33-29-10. Operation of Provision Establishing Age for Termination of Coverage Generally; Effect of Misstatement of Age of Insured
If any accident and sickness policy delivered or issued for delivery in this state contains a provision establishing, as an age limit or otherwise, a date after which the coverage provided by the policy will not be effective and, if the date falls within a period for which premium is accepted by the insurer or […]
§ 33-29-1. “Accident and Sickness Policy” Defined; Applicability of Chapter
As used in this chapter, the term “accident and sickness policy” means any policy insuring against loss resulting from sickness or from bodily injury or death by accident, or both, or any contract to furnish ambulance service in the future. Nothing in this chapter shall apply to or affect: Any policy of workers’ compensation insurance […]
§ 33-29-2. Requirements as to Policies Generally
No policy of accident and sickness insurance shall be delivered or issued for delivery in this state unless it meets the following requirements: The entire money and other considerations for the policy are expressed in such policy; The time at which the insurance takes effect and terminates is expressed in such policy; It purports to […]
§ 33-29-3. Required Policy Provisions
Each accident and sickness policy delivered or issued for delivery in this state shall contain the provisions specified in subsection (b) of this Code section in the words in which the same appear in subsection (b) of this Code section, except that the insurer may, at its option, substitute for one or more of such […]
§ 33-29-3.1. Coverage for Human Heart Transplants; Optional Endorsement; Requirements; Guidelines
Every insurer authorized to issue individual accident and sickness insurance plans, policies, or contracts shall be required to make available, either as a part of or as an optional endorsement to all such policies providing major medical insurance coverage which are issued, delivered, issued for delivery, or renewed coverage for human heart transplants, including any […]
§ 33-29-3.2. Coverage for Mammograms, Pap Smears, and Prostate-Specific Antigen Tests; Notice of Coverage
As used in this Code section, the term: “Female at risk” means a woman: Who has a personal history of breast cancer; Who has a personal history of biopsy proven benign breast disease; Whose grandmother, mother, sister, or daughter has had breast cancer; or Who has not given birth prior to age 30. “Mammogram” means […]
§ 33-29-3.3. Coverage for Bone Marrow Transplants for the Treatment of Breast Cancer and Hodgkin’s Disease; Optional Endorsement; Requirements; Guidelines; Applicability
Every insurer authorized to issue individual accident and sickness insurance plans, policies, or contracts shall be required to make available, either as a part of or as an optional endorsement to all such policies providing major medical insurance coverage which are issued, delivered, issued for delivery, or renewed coverage for bone marrow transplants for the […]